1,200 Palestinian prisoners enter 2nd day of hunger strike

Some 1,200 Palestinian security prisoners entered their second day of a hunger
strike on Wednesday.

Prison authorities have stopped serving the
convicted terrorists food, a source from the agency confirmed.

Asked
whether staff were prepared to deal with a long-term hunger strike, the source
answered in the affirmative, noting that it would take "two to three weeks of
hunger strike" to reach a stage in which medical intervention was
required.

"If there's a need, we can do that, even on a large scale," the
source said.